Subway implemented freshly sliced meat across thousands of its U.S. locations, but the machines had major drawbacks and led ...

The first Subway store opened in 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, when Fred DeLuca, a 17-year-old with big plans to attend medical school, turned his attention to earning money to fund this dream.

Subway added deli meat slicers in 20,000 U.S. locations to give customers freshly cut meat. It's celebrating the change by offering up to 1 million free 6-inch subs.

Subway, the privately-held footlong sandwich chain that has been exploring selling, put out quarterly sales results on Monday that showed year-over-year growth globally and in North America.